Category Archives: Raines – 5 Years Old

This was not our best Halloween. I mean – OK. We did have fun. On Halloween night a few of our friends stopped by, we had some wine and pizza, and the kids went trick or treating. I am enough … Continue reading →

Yup. First day. He was…well. I want to quantify his excitement into one of two categories, A – excited or B – not, but he’s so like his dad sometimes that this very well may be his excited … Continue reading →

For the last several months, my dining room has looked like this: And: And: It started sometime after Easter. The Easter Bunny brought this: And this book, this wonderful book, inspired Raines to paint nothing but flowers. Over & over … Continue reading →

What a difference a year makes. Does he look impossibly old to anyone else? “I’m going to be a little bit sad, Mom” as he realized that today was his last day of preschool. Then he thought about it for … Continue reading →

These pictures aren’t of any real importance. They represent no milestones, there are no funny stories attached. They are just pictures from a Friday night. Pictures where we are doing something that we’ve done before and will do again. Pictures … Continue reading →

Raines is just starting to grasp the concept of jokes. Like…real jokes. Where you are trying to be funny. But he’s not quite there, so many of his jokes make no sense at all. It’s like he understands enough to … Continue reading →